Wayne completed his medical school and Internal Medicine Residency at UBC and is currently a PGY-4 in Infectious Diseases at the University of Western Ontario. His research interests include the management of infectious diseases in marginalized populations. Wayne is very grateful to his mentors who have supported his research and career goals. After graduation, he hopes to complete additional training in addictions, and to practice a combination of infectious diseases and addictions medicine.
CFID Postgraduate Travel Award
- The CFID Postgraduate Travel Award is open to all residents (PGY1-PGY4) currently enrolled in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Clinical Microbiology, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology with the intention of pursuing a subspecialty in Infectious Diseases with either an adult or pediatric focus.
- The award will support postgraduates (applicant must be registered in a Postgraduate Residency Program in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Clinical Microbiology, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology at a Canadian University) to attend the annual AMMI(Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) meeting to present their research. An amount of $2000 will be awarded to cover travel costs.
- Submissions are received through AMMI, who will then forward the abstracts to CFID for consideration.
- Application: English and French.
- Applications are due no later than January 31, 2025.
2023 – Verity/CFID Resident Travel Award in Infectious Diseases – Shealynn Carpenter
Trainee: Shealynn Carpenter, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Supervisor: Dr. Justin Chen
Project: “The period prevalence of a beta-lactam allergy label in patients prescribed carbapenems: A retrospective cohort study”.
2022 – Verity/CFID Resident Travel Award in Infectious Diseases – Jason Zou
Trainee: Jason Zou, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada